German Links and Resources

We've created an extensive list of links and resources for all things German.

German TV and Radio

Television

• Live Programs from Berlin alternate between English and German

Radio

• News in German (read slowly) - live through Internet or on podcasts or iTunes
• News in English
• German Public Radio Stations - links to many German public radio stations

Newspapers and Magazines

• Der Spiegel: the leading German news magazine, has articles, videos etc. both in English and in German
• Die Zeit is an internationally respected weekly newspaper, with a free online archive dating back to the founding of the paper in 1946
• The Frankfurter Allegemeine Zeitung is a leading daily
• German newspapers and magazines - a comprehensive list

German Music

• German music resources
• German popular and contemporary music
• More German popular and contemporary music
• Classical
• German for Music Lovers
• German Folk and Traditional Music

German Movies

• German Movies
• German Movie Soundtracks
  
  

German, Austria, Leichenstein, Switzerland

• Maps and Information - about each country
• Map of Germany (with Autobahen and rail links)
  
  

German Language Learning

• Language Resources(grammar, dictionary, translation tools, courses and practice activities, language contacts, discussion boards)
• Free or Cheap Language Learning Software
• BBC Online German Course
• Goethe Institute- leading provider of language courses and worldwide promoter of German culture
• Beginning German Online Exercises
• How to Avoid 10 Common Beginner Mistakes in German
• Basic Vocabulary: Top 100 German Words
• Grammar Exercises(with answers)
• Do Deustch- site of a fun promotional campaign
• Mark Twain's humorous take on learning German
  
  

German Literature

• 75,000 German literary worksfrom Middle Ages to 20th Century (complete texts available for free, some with audio recordings)
• Short biographies with information on authors and works

German History

• German history
  
  

German Art and Architecture

• German Art and Architecture
  
  

Miscellaneous Resources

• How to Type German Characters
• Free German Fonts
• German Search Engines
• Oktoberfest
  
  

German Studies and International Relations

• Portal to All Things German (in English or German)
• A comprehensive list of websites for German Studies
• A useful guide to German Studies assembled by Harvard University librarians
• Useful links to websites, universities, etc. in German
• E-town's Virtual Library of International Affairs' German Page
  
  

Purchasing German-language books, movies, etc.

• German Bookstore Listing
• German Books
• Amazon.com